اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ
Ihdinas-Siratal-Mustaqim. Siratal-ladhina an'amta 'alayhim, ghayril-maghdubi 'alayhim wa lad-dallin
Guide us to the straight path — the path of those You have blessed, not of those who earned anger, nor of those who went astray.
The most repeated du'a in existence — said at least seventeen times daily by every praying Muslim. It defines three groups: those who received Allah's blessing (prophets, truthful ones, martyrs, righteous), those who earned anger (knew the truth but rejected it), and those who went astray (sincere but misguided). Every prayer is a renewal of this request: keep me on the path of the blessed, away from both willful rejection and innocent error.
Related Du'as
اللَّهُمَّ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي وَانْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنِي وَزِدْنِي عِلْمًا
O Allah, teach me what benefits me, let me benefit from what You have taught me, and increase me in knowledge.
Hasanرَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ
My Lord, grant me wisdom and join me with the righteous.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنِي وَعَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي وَزِدْنِي عِلْمًا
O Allah, benefit me from what You have taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase me in knowledge.
Hasanاللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَضِلَّ أَوْ أُضَلَّ أَوْ أَزِلَّ أَوْ أُزَلَّ أَوْ أَظْلِمَ أَوْ أُظْلَمَ أَوْ أَجْهَلَ أَوْ يُجْهَلَ عَلَيَّ
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from going astray or being led astray, from slipping or being caused to slip, from wronging others or being wronged, from behaving ignorantly or being treated with ignorance.
Sahih